The efficacy and function of black lotus

I don’t know if you have seen Eclipta prostrata in your life. Eclipta prostrata is also a kind of lotus, but this kind of lotus grows on land, not in water, so it is called Eclipta prostrata. The flowers of Eclipta prostrata are also very beautiful, small white flowers. When the flowers wither, they will become hairy, so it is usually used as medicine. So what are the effects and functions of Eclipta prostrata?

Effects

Eclipta prostrata is distributed throughout mainland China. Contains saponin 1.32%

, niacin about 0.08%, tannin, vitamin A, chondroitin and other ingredients. It has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, cooling blood and stopping bleeding. It is suitable for various types of vomiting blood, as well as premature graying of hair, dizziness, insomnia, soreness of waist and knees, spermatorrhea, tinnitus, etc. caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency or yin deficiency and internal heat.

1. Stop bleeding and cool blood

Eclipta prostrata has the effect of stopping bleeding and cooling blood. It is mainly used to treat bleeding diseases caused by yin deficiency and blood heat, such as vomiting blood, coughing up blood, blood in the stool, hematuria, bleeding gums, and metrorrhagia. It is often used for bleeding diseases caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency and hyperactivity of liver fire. In clinical practice, it is often used in combination with drugs such as Plantago seed, Melia kirilowii seed, Rehmannia glutinosa, donkey-hide gelatin, Pollen Typhae, and Imperata cylindrica to enhance the therapeutic effect.

2. Astringent and antipruritic

Eclipta prostrata is sour in taste, can astringe and kill insects, reduce swelling and relieve itching. It has obvious therapeutic effects on eczema, vaginal itching, leucorrhea, and red and white vaginal discharge caused by wind, dampness and heat blocking the skin. Boil Houttuynia cordata with water and take it or add Uncaria rhynchophylla root to boil the juice and add a little alum for external washing, which can treat vaginal itching; use it with Plantago seed, Honeysuckle, and Smilax glabra to treat leucorrhea; boil it with chicken soup or meat soup and take it to treat leucorrhea.

3. Nourishes the liver and kidneys

Eclipta prostrata is sweet and cold, and can nourish the yin of the liver and kidneys. It is suitable for symptoms such as premature graying of hair, dizziness, insomnia, soreness of the waist and knees, spermatorrhea, and tinnitus caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency or internal heat of yin deficiency. Use alone or in combination with products that nourish the liver and kidneys. For example, the Herba Ecliptae Paste (Yi Deng Xu Yan) is made by boiling this product alone into a paste for oral administration; Erzhi Pills (Yi Fang Ji Jie) use it together with Ligustrum lucidum fruit; it is also often used in combination with Rehmannia glutinosa, Lycium barbarum, etc.

4. Hair growth and darkening

"Compendium of Materia Medica" records that "applying the juice of Eclipta prostrata to eyebrows and hair will make them grow quickly and profusely." Many ancient herbal books also record that Eclipta prostrata can "blacken beard and hair," "turn beard and hair black," and "grow hair."

The reason why Eclipta prostrata can nourish hair is related to its function of nourishing the liver and kidneys. In traditional Chinese medicine, there is a line that goes like this: "Eclipta prostrata is sweet, sour and cold in nature. It nourishes the kidney and liver. It can treat dizziness and nocturnal emission, premature graying of hair and soreness of waist and knees due to liver and kidney yin deficiency." The lyrics mean that Eclipta prostrata is sweet and sour in taste, and cold in nature. It can nourish the kidney and liver, and has a special therapeutic effect on premature graying of hair or soreness of waist and knees caused by liver and kidney deficiency. "

Nutritional Value

The whole plant of Eclipta prostrata contains 1.32% saponins, about 0.08% nicotinic acid, tannins, vitamin A, channaoside, and various thiophene compounds such as a-terthienylmethanol and its acetate. The leaves contain wedeliolide and demethylwedeliolide. Demethylwedelactone-7-glucoside. In addition, it contains about 1.3% saponins, tannins, bitter substances and isoflavone glycosides.

1. Eclipta prostrata can enhance cellular immune function and protect humoral immune function, but it has little effect on normal humoral immune function.

2. It was found that Eclipta prostrata extract can also promote the regeneration of liver cells. The main active ingredients of Eclipta prostrata for anti-hepatotoxicity are chelidonolide and norchelidonolide.

3. Oral administration and intraperitoneal injection of Eclipta prostrata had a significant inhibitory effect on cyclophosphamide-induced micronuclei of polychromatic erythrocytes in the bone marrow of mice, indicating that it has a certain protective effect on chromosome damage.

4. Modern pharmacological research shows that Eclipta prostrata can restore the degenerated immune organs of animals to normal, thereby improving cellular immunity and humoral immunity. The decline of immune function is the main cause of illness and aging. The effect of Eclipta prostrata on immune function may be the pharmacological basis for its fitness and longevity.

5. Eclipta prostrata has the function of eliminating free radicals and inflammatory substances, as well as improving cellular immune function, especially it has a protective effect on chromosome damage. These are the material basis for nourishing the liver and kidneys and anti-aging, and their effects are more prominent than other tonics.